Reel-Important People is a monthly column that highlights those individuals in or related to the movies that have left us in recent weeks. Below you'll find names big and small and from all areas of the industry, though each was significant to the movies in his or her own way. Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) - Boxer. One of the most famous athletes of all time, he starred in his own 1977 biopic, The Greatest, which was based on his autobiography. He also stars as the main subject in the documentaries We Were Kings (see below), The Rumble in the Jungle, The Trials of Muhammad Ali, and I Am Ali, and appears in the docs Malcolm X, Norman Mailer: The American, Champions Forever, Soul Power, and Fidel, and in the fiction...
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- 7/1/2016
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Another week, another round of quarter-finalists competing for only four spots in the ‘America’s Got Talent’ semi-finals. Did your favorites get another week, or did they get cut?
America’s Got Talent continued to make headway toward the semi-finals with another round of cuts on the Aug. 14 episode. There were some no-brainers and some shockers, but we wouldn’t expect anything less from this hit show. The Backstreet Boys also stopped by to give a heart-stopping performance of their new single “In A World Like This,” as well as the epic throwback “I Want It That Way.”
‘America’s Got Talent’: Aug. 14 Results
The first group up for elimination included daredevil David Ferman, kid rockers The Robotix, the dance group SensEtion, and Tummy Talk. While we loved David’s death-defying act, it wasn’t enough to put him through to the next round. But David shouldn’t feel...
America’s Got Talent continued to make headway toward the semi-finals with another round of cuts on the Aug. 14 episode. There were some no-brainers and some shockers, but we wouldn’t expect anything less from this hit show. The Backstreet Boys also stopped by to give a heart-stopping performance of their new single “In A World Like This,” as well as the epic throwback “I Want It That Way.”
‘America’s Got Talent’: Aug. 14 Results
The first group up for elimination included daredevil David Ferman, kid rockers The Robotix, the dance group SensEtion, and Tummy Talk. While we loved David’s death-defying act, it wasn’t enough to put him through to the next round. But David shouldn’t feel...
- 8/15/2013
- by Avery Thompson
- HollywoodLife
Time for Week 4 of "America's Got Talent's" Season 8 live shows, which featured a couple very strong acts.
Just for the record, we weren't able to recap last week because of a work committment, but we were disappointed that illusionist Leon Etienne & Romy Low and comedian Jim Meskimen were eliminated. If there's a wild card show, we hope they come back. But good for Chicago Boyz and Jonathan Allen.
Anyway, on to tonight's acts. The stand-outs for us were Timber Brown and Cami Bradley. Brown is very talented and very Las Vegas. Bradley isn't so much Vegas, but she's a good singer and her rendition of "Do You Believe in Life After Love" was great.
The audience seemed to really like Taylor Williamson, though we didn't find him that funny. Jimmy Rose we're torn on -- the audience loved him and he got the pimp spot, but the actual tone...
Just for the record, we weren't able to recap last week because of a work committment, but we were disappointed that illusionist Leon Etienne & Romy Low and comedian Jim Meskimen were eliminated. If there's a wild card show, we hope they come back. But good for Chicago Boyz and Jonathan Allen.
Anyway, on to tonight's acts. The stand-outs for us were Timber Brown and Cami Bradley. Brown is very talented and very Las Vegas. Bradley isn't so much Vegas, but she's a good singer and her rendition of "Do You Believe in Life After Love" was great.
The audience seemed to really like Taylor Williamson, though we didn't find him that funny. Jimmy Rose we're torn on -- the audience loved him and he got the pimp spot, but the actual tone...
- 8/14/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
I guess Tim Tebow's commercial appearance on last weekend's Focus on the Family pro-life spot during the Super Bowl has infected the former Florida Qb (currently looking at the prospect of being drafted by the NFL come April) with the acting bug.
Word is, from The Hollywood Cog, that Tim Tebow is currently attached to star in Five Hour Drive Home, something of a remake of the 1977 television movie, Something for Joey. Both movies were based on the true story of Penn State running back, John Cappelletti, and his relationship with his younger brother, Joey, who had leukemia. Inspired by Joey's illness, John Cappelletti won the Heisman Trophy in 1973. "Their bond knows no boundries and goes beyond making touchdowns and winning awards."
The movie comes from an obscure production company, Corner in the Sky productions, and is being produced by Kenny Griswold, who also produced a 1989 documentary, Champions Forever, about five boxers,...
Word is, from The Hollywood Cog, that Tim Tebow is currently attached to star in Five Hour Drive Home, something of a remake of the 1977 television movie, Something for Joey. Both movies were based on the true story of Penn State running back, John Cappelletti, and his relationship with his younger brother, Joey, who had leukemia. Inspired by Joey's illness, John Cappelletti won the Heisman Trophy in 1973. "Their bond knows no boundries and goes beyond making touchdowns and winning awards."
The movie comes from an obscure production company, Corner in the Sky productions, and is being produced by Kenny Griswold, who also produced a 1989 documentary, Champions Forever, about five boxers,...
- 2/14/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
The weekend’s here. You’ve just been paid, and it’s burning a hole in your pocket. What’s a pop culture geek to do? In hopes of steering you in the right direction to blow some of that hard-earned cash, it’s time for the Quick Stop Weekend Shopping Guide - your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted…
(Please support Quick Stop by using the links below to make any impulse purchases - it helps to keep us going…)
When I interviewed Berke Breathed a few years back, I asked him if there would finally by a comprehensive Bloom County collection like the recently available Calvin & Hobbes and Peanuts volumes. Breathed was dismissive of the idea, claiming that no one wanted to read the strip, that it was no longer relevant, and it just wasn’t going to happen. Well, a few years have gone by,...
(Please support Quick Stop by using the links below to make any impulse purchases - it helps to keep us going…)
When I interviewed Berke Breathed a few years back, I asked him if there would finally by a comprehensive Bloom County collection like the recently available Calvin & Hobbes and Peanuts volumes. Breathed was dismissive of the idea, claiming that no one wanted to read the strip, that it was no longer relevant, and it just wasn’t going to happen. Well, a few years have gone by,...
- 11/6/2009
- by UncaScroogeMcD
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